Posted by Amarachi on Mon 10th Feb, 2025 - tori.ng
The scam began on December 10, 2024, when Janani Family Care Pvt. Ltd. received an email impersonating its vendor, Accent Pharma, requesting payment to a new account.
A Nigerian man, Patrick Ngomere, has been arrested by the Cyber Cell of Delhi Police, for allegedly hacking a pharmaceutical company’s email and siphoning off Rs 11.73 lakh ($13,361).
The fraud was reported via the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.
The accused, a Greater Noida resident, was caught in a police trap near an ATM. His mobile matched the one linked to the fraudulent bank account, and he later confessed, the police said in a statement on Friday, February 7.
The scam began on December 10, 2024, when Janani Family Care Pvt. Ltd. received an email impersonating its vendor, Accent Pharma, requesting payment to a new account.
Unaware, the company transferred Rs 11.76 lakh. Upon verification, the fraud was uncovered. Investigators traced the hacked email to Nigeria and tracked the money to a Manipur bank account.
Surveillance footage led to Ngomere’s arrest. He was found without a valid Indian visa and is suspected to be part of a larger syndicate.
An FIR has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Foreigners Act.
Investigations are still ongoing.